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MALACCA.

The settlement of Malacca excites more interest from a historical point of view than either of its sister towns, but has so completely fallen to the rear since the establishment of Penang and Singapore sa to merit but brief notice in this compila- tion. Seldom visited by foreigners except for relaxation, its white population, including the troops stationed there, seldom reaches fifty individuals, the actual resident numbering only six or seven. Originally settled by the Portuguese in 1511, it retained its importance as the one foreign entrepot in the East until the founding of Penang, when its fortunes rapidly declined. At the present moment it is the least European of all our Settlements in the East, though the facts that it has given its name to the Peninsula and that it was the cradle of Anglo-Chinese study attest its former importance. Its area is embraced by boundaries some 42 miles in length, with a breadth of from 8 to 25 miles. It is governed by a Resident Councillor in subordina- tion to Singapore.

Its one point of interest is its location as a natural history centre, the majority of its casual visitors being attracted thither for sport or science. Beyond this it possesses no attractions except to those who like to visit scenes famous in the annals of discovery for the bloody fights they have witnessed between the natives and the European nations who contended for their possession. Its population in 1881 amounted to 98,579 individuale, of whom 52,059 were males and 41,250 females, an increase since 1871 of 15,823. Of these 40 were Europeans, 2,213 Eurasians, 19,741 Chinese, 67,488 Malays, and the remainder various Eastern races. The population was estimated in 1883 at 95,500.

The value of the imports into Malaces in 1883 was $4,045,986 as compared with $4,082,186 in 1882; the exports amounted to $3,988,412 in 1883, and $4,074,041 in 1882.

DIRECTORY.

Colonial Government.

RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE.

Resident Councillor- Hon. D. F. A. Hervey

Chief clerk-F. de Souza

Becond clerk-J. Beins

Third Clerk-L. de Souza

Office keeper-A. J. Sta. Maria

Guardian of Stadt House-J. do Rozario Malay writer-Mobamet Jaffar Dutch Translator-E. W. Müllr

TREASURY AND STAMP OFFICE.

Officer in charge W. G. E. Hervey,

(acting)

Chief clerk-J. E. Branson

2nd

do. F. C. Klyne

Clerk and Shroff-Chun Cheng Wan

MARINE Department.

Officer in charge E. Hogge Chief clerk-A. A Rodrigues Second do. -J. M. Holmberg Boarding officer-B. Nunis Tindal-M. Alexander

Steam Launch.

Engineer-L. P. Paglar

Serang A. Spykermau

Signal Station and Pulau Undan Light-house.

Senior Light keeper-F. do Rozario

-J. J. Astrock

2nd

do.

Cape Rachado and Screw Pile Light-house Senior Light keeper-W. D. Nicholson

2nd

do.

Srd

do.

-H. Gomes -A. J. Monteiro

SUPREME COURT. Registry.

Registrar—A. W. Fawkes Senior sworn clerk-- N. J. Rozella Second clerk--

Tamil Interpreter-Peter Ayadorai Malay Interpreter A. Neubronner Chinese Interpretor-Lee Kee Jui